Is Crystal Data Center bad?

[Tsumdere]

The data center split set Crystal up for failure as soon as they put all of the servers with the lowest clear rate together. Duh.

That being said, raiding on Crystal is fine. The scene is much smaller, but you can do everything that Aether does. I've cleared Ultimates via PUGs on Crystal. It ain't that bad. Hell, I would say the raiding scene is better than in Aether and Primal, because there isn't as many snakes sneaking into parties for carries since the community is much smaller and you'll form notoriety for being a jerk much faster.

[Conundrum]

Only thing that kinda bothers me on Crystal is PF seems pretty dead when I check it.

[Conundrum]

I always felt when they broke NA into 3 data centers, they did it intentionally based on some of these metrics.

Brynhildr and Diablos were Primal, and I always knew raiders there but in totality, Crystal just doesn't cut the mustard when it comes to clearing savage or ultimate with <10% E12S clears on average per server, which makes recruiting harder too. So it's a chicken and the egg problem. Why start on Crystal when you can start on the better DCs.

To non raiders like me, I those things as positives and make me happy I came here.

[Ilenya]

Ul'dah on Diabolos verse Ul'dah on Balmung is greatly different.

Speaking as a Balmung player with alts on numerous servers, Ul'dah in Balmung is miles different from any other server.

[Tsumdere]

Only thing that kinda bothers me on Crystal is PF seems pretty dead when I check it.

Do you happen to be PST? I've noticed that a huge majority of Crystal is EST, so it's pretty difficult for me to find parties when I get home at 7 pm PST time. Doesn't stop me from making my own parties, but can be kind of annoying.

[Conundrum]

Speaking as a Balmung player with alts on numerous servers, Ul'dah in Balmung is miles different from any other server.

I was shopping around for so.ething last night and decided to check out the famous Ul'dah Quicksand si ce my main lives their on Malboro. It was so strange seeing so many people in and around it.

[Awha]

The amount of shit posting and creative personalities on Balmung are worth the visit.

[Ilenya]

I was shopping around for so.ething last night and decided to check out the famous Ul'dah Quicksand si ce my main lives their on Malboro. It was so strange seeing so many people in and around it.

Everywhere else feels so empty to me. I have an alt on Diabolos and it's almost a ghost town in there.

[StarRosie]

God I hope not. I live there.

Goblin gang! Woo~

[Ilenya]

yea, i would describe crystal as the "quiet country" datacenter after being there for 8 months. as apposed to aether and primal being more like a city.
crystal is like.,, rp or no talk at all

I'm comparing every other server to Balmung. All of them feel empty.